President Trump tells Hannity he could declare emergency over border wall in ‘next few days’

President Trump said he may declare a national emergency in the “next few days” to free up taxpayer money to build his border wall.

During an interview with Fox News host Sean Hannity from the U.S.-Mexico border, Trump insisted he has “the absolute right to declare a national emergency” in order to circumvent Congress to get the $5.7 billion he wants for the wall.

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Trump — who promised in his 2016 campaign that Mexico would pay for the wall — is now demanding taxpayer money for the job.

Democrats won’t go along with his request. Trump has rejected bipartisan efforts in Congress — including a Senate bill passed last month — to fund the government by passing spending bills without wall funding.